My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
38%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
1%Leigh Academy Rainham
Free schools — Secondary
ME8 8GS / 11–19 / None
Good
Ofsted
82%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2024
Good
Good
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth Form
82% of parents would recommend this school
170 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
50%Agree
38%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
54%Agree
29%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
14%Agree
9%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
8%Not applicable
57%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
35%Agree
42%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
29%Agree
27%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
4%Not applicable
20%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
32%No
68%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 54 parents
Strongly agree
25%Agree
35%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
5%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
60%Agree
27%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
5%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
41%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
6%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
31%Agree
45%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
32%Agree
42%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
64%Agree
29%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
40%Agree
35%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
82%No
18%26% of pupils receive SEN support
26%
SEN support
2.3%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 4.8%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 7.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 5.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 5.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.3%
89.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 89.5%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1
- Free school meals
- 21.1%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.7:1
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.13%
- English as additional language
- 7.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 98%
- White
- 80.1%
- Mixed
- 7.2%
- Asian
- 2.5%
- Black
- 3%
- Other
- 0.4%
White British74.1%
Other White5.2%
Gypsy / Roma0.4%
Irish0.3%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed4%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
White & Asian1.1%
White & Black African0.8%
Indian1%
Pakistani0.8%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Other Asian0.3%
Chinese0.1%
Caribbean1.3%
Other Black0.9%
African0.8%